Chhattisgarh HC reserves ruling on Binayak Sen’s bail plea

Sen was convicted for sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail application filed by rights activist Binayak Sen,who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court last year on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites.

The High Court also reserved its ruling on 61-year-old Sen’s appeal against the conviction.

Sen,vice-president of People’s Union of Civil Liberties,was convicted for sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment along with Naxal ideologue Narayan Sanyal and Kolkata-based businessman Piyush Guha for colluding with Naxals to establish a network to fight the state.

Additional District and Sessions Judge B P Verma had held the trio guilty under provisions of section 124 A (sedition) and 120 B (conspiracy) of IPC and Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act on December 24.

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